Float-valve.



H. Q. SHARP.. FLOAT VALVE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 5. |914.

1,146,599. Patented July 13, 1915.

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A TTORNEYS COLUMNA PLANoaRAm-x co.. WASHINGTON. D. c.

Befit Aknown that l, HA, e, citizen ofathe` United States, fa d a resident Mylinvention an a, ,y he `county off-Sutton and peccaton. P1 tement-iin float i valves, andhas for"its',o`bj`eot to provide a g adapted for., yuse in water :tanks [and -ifot-her e *receptacles :for providing water fory stock ori` for any'other-- purpose, wherein it is fdeg .f sirableto provide for aregular amount of lwater,v which-@is i, automatically renewed when o 1 ay portion; ,of` the water is .withdrawny y Infthefdrawings: Figure v1""is va topvr plank, f ',*view ofta waterA receptacle l provided with )the improvedr valve, Fig;-2-i"slafsection on l 'tion`,;a receptacle or trough-'l for water is provided, the lsaid trough having anopening2 in its'bottomfor permittingthe pasageof the supply pipe '3 formera@ A valveicasingfi is seatedjinthe tlugha the nalginthepresent instance, for permitting .be en'o'afred b a Wrenchlfor a ur ose b Of i ,y

Y to befdescribedfff.

,-t--Thofoasing 41s provided ywith oppositely .jf arranged'vertical ribs 7and`8, and a pair i of. arms is'ziconnectedfvwith,eachrib. The arms 9mconnected withnthe ribs. 7 are arrange"d elor'n"v opposite faces `ofthe rib` andare u secured'theretojby means of bolts and nuts a 1 tion eztendingffthrough the opening` 2 in" v110." Thelarmsvll connectedy with the ribs 8A are alsoarranged on opposite sides of thev rib, andgparejsecured-thereto by bolts andI nuts T11?.l "The v,members -ofj'each pair of arms extend'upward'in* parallel spaced re.-v

lationfandthe lower end of each arrnabuts the upper facez'of the base 5. kThe valvey eas-l ing .4 is chambered or recessed as indicated ,y fat12,"a.nd isprovidedwth athreaded openinglatthe centerjo-fpthe chambered por? fg-tionjnitsbottom.- section14'of pipekr isthreadedinto the opening, 'theysaid seo-ff y i l i V 'i fFig.Q2,I-the valve 16 willrbe lifted vand the'r .the bottom-@11116 trough, finden elbow 15 coniiectfsfgthe o'werfendl of the sectionwith thesuppl-yl vplpef. "-Thevcasing 4`is threaded' ontothe 'pipefsection14/by means of ya wrenchfgengagjing'the polygonalx'eirterior of TEDSQTTES PATENT .OFFC-f ARP f, y a e i, j

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r.- 'llheLba-se g5 s l Iveinvented anew vand* 'use l' improvement jin.v lloat-,Val/ves, of

l llever -is received' and the; lever is pivoted"A to the'lugs as indicated at'27.y Y Betweenithepivot pins 24 plate 16 is seated on theupper end'of the` svpeciatilobf Lettersintent. Patented'Julyflzl1915; ,y

theaies and thefbottom i Qlthe troughrijbs, and-as affreinf'orcementvgfor thelvalve casing. r The arms Qiandllgareguides foifthe oppositely eXtending'ra-dial extensions 417, 65: each vfv f-wh10hhasfaniepsuing l8r-for receivcasemay be. A threaded stem 19 is passed kthrough 'a central opening in the platey 16, and lock nuts 2() and 21 are threaded ontok 70` the stern above and below the cover plate.

A washer 32 of leather or the like 'is oar-f rangedon the under face of the, plate 16 for engaging the upperend of thevalve casing, and for making a watertight joint when the plate is seated onv the casing. In case the washers become worn, they may be v removed and replaced, by removing the lock nut 21'.v The washers arev held in place by this'nut. i The upper end of the stem is forked, and

the arms 22 ofthe fork extend on opposite sides of a` float lever 23, and vare pivoted thereto asindicated at 24. Thelever 23 has one end between themembersofthe pair of arms9 and the other end is connected to'` i a float 25, the float having lugs-26" on its upper face between which the end of the and 27,r the lever is pivoted jto the arms 11. At this ypoint the lever has a transverse bearing 28, i [fitting betweenv the arms 11 and thearms lhave serieslof openings 29, the openings of 95 `the series registering. A.v pivotfpin A30 is krpassed through .e thelbearing and y through* 4 registering` openings in the Aarms.` The iioat y25 is circular as shown, and when the cover Valve casing 4, lthe said casing isp-closed so that no more water may flow from the cas- 4ring into the tank; z

Y. .The operation of the device is as follows:k

,Whenthe water is withdrawn from the; tank 1o5 l andthe `float 25 descends as indicated in water will flow-from the casing into .the trough, or'tank," This willcontinue until the'oat is lifted to a height such thatthe cover' plate or valve 16 will *close down on` the' upper end of the casing, shutting off the ,esesajmgfnut@insure 60 aar.,tight ]o`1ntand falso`r actsas .a .support tothe 

